When the Tri-County Overdose Prevention Partnership formed in 2016, the group aimed to battle the opioid epidemic from every angle. Members drafted a plan in which workgroups would focus on six key …
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The Town of Elizabeth is preparing to launch the process needed to upgrade its 11-year-old comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan is a document created to establish goals and aspirations in terms …
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Jake Slyder was planning on taking his wife on a hot springs vacation to celebrate their two-year anniversary — but the U.S. government partial shutdown forced him to cancel those plans. Slyder is …
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The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It's been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection …
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Allison Taylor Schieffer, of Elbert, was recently sworn in as a midshipman in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. Schieffer was nominated by …
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Superintendent honored The Colorado Rural Schools Alliance recently presented Elizabeth School District Superintendent Douglas Bissonette with the Rural Service Award at the Colorado Association of …
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Elbert County has hired its first-ever zoning compliance officer, Mike Moore, and plans to begin enforcing zoning and compliance ordinances that were approved in March 2018. Amendments approved to …
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The defiantly conservative voice of state Rep. Patrick Neville hit some resigned notes the day before the state Legislature convened, with the Republican House leader from Castle Rock and a Senate …
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The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales visited the Colorado Capitol Dec. 31 to celebrate the repeal, effective New Year's Day, of laws that prevented sales of beer greater than 3.2 percent alcohol by …
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The following are results from state Legislature, county and municipal races, and ballot issues from the Nov. 6 election. Results for county and municipal offices and ballot questions were updated shortly after midnight on Nov. 7. For state Senate and state House, results were updated Nov. 8.